Durex Has an Idea for How to Spend Your Lights-Out Time During Earth Hour

Earth Hour—a worldwide event where people turn off their lights to raise awareness of energy consumption—will be March 29 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in your local time zone, which Durex says is a great time to use its product.

The condom brand's newest ad is remarkably sweet, which seems to be a trend for the category these days thanks to Trojan's surprisingly subtle creative and Gun Oil's tear-jerkingly romantic lube ad. It features several couples engrossed in technology—tapping on iPads, talking on phones, playing video games—and then shutting it all down for a little old-fashioned adult activity time, without the need for lights or even any live tweeting.

It's a clever way for Durex to capitalize on an Earth-conscious event and the popular lament that our society is a little too digitally connected.

We are, however, a little concerned for the couple on the carousel. 


    



Coca Cola Makes Push for Earth Hour

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In a move to help push for the worldwide call to fight global warning, Coca Cola has done its part in leading the call to support the Earth Hour scheduled on March 28. The Company also is participating in local awareness-raising events in more than 50 countries to support what is expected to be the largest ever, global climate event.

Iconic Coca-Cola signs are scheduled to go dark in Times Square and on top of The Mirage hotel on the Las Vegas strip in the United States, Piccadilly Circus in London, and Kings Cross in Sydney. Other well-known illuminated signs and billboards will go off from Mexico to Cairo to Shanghai. The Company also is helping promote Earth Hour in various markets with radio, movie theater, television and print advertising.

Coca-Cola employees are being encouraged to participate in Earth Hour activities, along with their families and friends. An Earth Hour reminder will be sent to employees in Spain with an event-branded candle to be lit during the lights out hour, and in Latin America, employees will receive pins and glow worms with key messages to mark the occasion. In addition, dozens of Coca-Cola offices and bottling facilities will go dark, and viewing parties and other special events are planned around the world. Earth Hour also is being promoted on Coca-Cola delivery trucks in some markets.

(Source) BusinessWire